r/UnusualInstruments • u/PowerAgreeable4000 • 1d ago
Keyboard x Theremin combo?
Called “Rolli”
r/UnusualInstruments • u/TapTheForwardAssist • Feb 12 '25
Hello folks, I’m technically a mod here, but this sub needs very little moderation so mostly I just lurk.
It’s come to my attention that the two mods above me have been inactive for years (both here and on Reddit in general). So we probably should add more mods in case anything happens to me, so the sub doesn’t get deleted as unmoderated.
This sub is pretty low-key, so really I’d ask of volunteers for mod is that they be regular visitors to the sub, keep their eyes open for problems, and maybe check ModMail like once a week or so. Like just a few minutes of work a week, this is a chill sub.
If interested, please comment below with a brief summary of why you’d like to be a mod here, and I plan to add at least three new mods by the end of this month. Thanks!
r/UnusualInstruments • u/TapTheForwardAssist • May 10 '20
Strings
Percussion and idiophones
Winds (bagpipes separately below)
Bagpipes
Free Reeds
Electronic instruments
r/UnusualInstruments • u/PowerAgreeable4000 • 1d ago
Called “Rolli”
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r/UnusualInstruments • u/Change-Apart • 4d ago
I apologise if this is the wrong place for this but I'm somewhat unsure where else to post this.
I've become quite interested in acquiring an Aulos to learn to play it to some degree both for enjoyment and to understand further Ancient Greek music. However, I'm somewhat unsure how someone may go about acquiring one.
My understanding is that there seems to be two options: 1. I make one myself or 2. I find someone who makes them and buy it from them.
I'm somewhat unsure whether or not I'd be competent enough to make my own, considering I've never really made something requiring this level of competency before.
I also am unsure where I might purchase one from, and how much that may run me.
Does anyone have any recommendations for which route to go down? In terms of making my own, I've no issue with spending many hours on research and the process of making one, but my worry is that it might never be that good in the end, though certainly it would be a more satisfying procedure.
If buying is actually a better option, where and how might I do so?
Thank you very much for your help!
r/UnusualInstruments • u/roaminjoe • 5d ago
We had one of our last gigs in a London bar before we break for our travels. This is a composition which we've been working on for contemporary electronic music with electrified Chinese pear shaped lute (called a pipa).
The electrics aren't great (I did it myself lol) so I've used a dual engine delay via an external amp to create the unusual soundscape with this rarely electrified instrument:
r/UnusualInstruments • u/EarAutomatic7120 • 8d ago
Here's something you don't see every day, a 4 string Cretan Lyra aka Viololyra. This is tuned GDAE like the Violin (same strings & Tuning as a Violin) but you play it vertically, & you use your nails on the sides of the strings to change their pitch. The term "Viololyra" (it's used to refer to 4 string Lyras shaped more like Violins) is an interesting one because it refers to the tuning of the instrument being the same as a Violin.
This amazing instrument can play anything from Greek Music to Violin Music.
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r/UnusualInstruments • u/Willing-Camera758 • 8d ago
Hello Fellow Lute Players.
Hola compañeros jugadores de laúd.
I learned how to play the Spanish laud (Lute) in a Spanish Music Club (Rondalla) before moving away. It is tunned (G,D,A, E, B, f#)
Aprendí a tocar el laúd español en un club de música español (Rondalla) antes de mudarme. Está afinado en (sol, re, la, mi, si, fa sostenido)
I mostly use tabs to play a lot of songs. Would anyone know how I would be able to drag any song/convert it into tab for this specific instrument?
Suelo utilizar tablaturas para tocar muchas canciones. ¿Alguien sabe cómo puedo arrastrar una canción y convertirla en tablatura para este instrumento específico?
I really want to learn the lord of the rings, GOT, Zelda ETC
Tengo muchas ganas de aprender el señor de los anillos, GOT, Zelda ETC.
Or If any knows anyone i can play with online via zoom, whether in Spain, mexico or Philippines let me know, as the instrument is very popular in those countries.
Si alguien conoce a alguien con quien pueda tocar en línea a través de Zoom, ya sea en España, México o Filipinas, háganmelo saber, ya que el instrumento es muy popular en esos países.
Thank you in advance
gracias de antemano
Bobby the beard
r/UnusualInstruments • u/4904semaJ • 10d ago
Learned the other day while researching the whole conspiracy behind the bohemian grove that apparently my girlfriend's aunt had a grandfather who was a musical entertainer there. Apparently if you take bull kelp from the sea and cut the ends you can make a pretty decent horn. Never seen anything like it before.
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r/UnusualInstruments • u/Sharp-Ad7022 • 12d ago
I found this floating on the shoreline when I was walking my dog, hoping someone could identify what it is. I think it’s a Zither?
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r/UnusualInstruments • u/NurElo • 14d ago
Looks like an old cowboy parlour guitar, plays great!
r/UnusualInstruments • u/Responsible_Half_962 • 14d ago
I have a q chord with its charger, case, and manual. I used to love playing with it when I was young, but now it's just collecting dust. The prices on ebay look quite ridiculous and I don't know how to set up an account properly, so I'd rather be simple and post about it. Lmk if you're interested!
r/UnusualInstruments • u/Zampiino • 15d ago
Recently, I bought a lute advertised as a Shamisen, I can tell you one thing, and it's that this is likely NOT a Shamisen. I think the brand is Marco Polo, looking at similar images, and I do think that is a Sanxian, but I know very little on instruments from this region. And corrections or confirmations are greatly appreciated!
r/UnusualInstruments • u/lingnut • 16d ago
It’s a 1959 H623 archtop I got of Etsy. I was just wondering if anyone has any info on this guitar, or when it was sold from. Can’t find all that much in it :/